Year: 2007
MOVIES DEPT.
There’s No Need To Fear…
Underdog is Here! And I’m so there. When I was a child, I used to watch that show when I could work up the nerve. The villain’s evil schemes just creeped me out, and the level of peril for the hero and Polly were far too intense for me to bear. I suspect it will… Read more
HEALTH DEPT.
Got the Fever
When I took my father to the hospital two days ago, he was feeling really bad. He even threw up after getting in the car. While he was in the emergency room getting tests, I drove to a nearby do-it-yourself car wash to clean out the car. I wore latex gloves to avoid catching what… Read more
SCIENCE DEPT.
The Mark of the Gay
A few days ago, Kip Esquire posted a fascinating thought experiment. Imagine that whatever biological mechanism it is that makes some people gay also produced a clear and unmistakable sign of its presence, such as a birthmark on the forehead. If you see a person with this mark, you know they’re gay. Children with the… Read more
HEALTH DEPT.
At the Hospital Yesterday
There was no blogging yesterday because my father got sick and I had to take him to the hospital. It’s apparently nothing too serious, but because of his age and other conditions, they want to keep him for a couple of days. All I know about hospitals I know from House. The real thing is… Read more
WARBLOGGING DEPT.
Why We Must Leave Iraq Now
Via Lindsey Bayerstein comes this link to photographs of U.S. soldiers receiving care at Walter Reed Hospital. (The whole Washington Post article is here). If you prefer something more abstract, check out icasualties.org. As I write this, there are 3133 confirmed U.S. war dead. Here’s a list of all of them. The same site shows… Read more